Devotion:
Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.
This passage is about the importance of love, that nothing is comparable to it. It is part of Paul's Epistle but was also used as a hymn and sung in the early church. It was and is an essential instruction on how we are to be and behave. It is a template that explains what love is. There is perhaps no vocabulary or prose in the history of humanity that can correspond to that which God is clearly communicating to us. The whole point is that in order to be truly faithful, love of Christ must reside within us and dictate our lives.
The principle of love, which is the bulk of the Gospel, must impact us so we are influenced by His love, that we internalize it, become energized by it, and that it flows even when we are not thinking of it. The point of this passage is the main point of the Gospel. If we live out our Christian lives with great commitment and diligence and we do all we can in ministry and service to God, it will be meaningless and of no value unless we are fueled by love. Nothing we are capable of doing can amount to what it could be if we do it without love. All we do must be driven by our faith, hope, and most of all our love, because of Christ's love. As Christians we must study the scriptures so that we can emulate the love of Jesus.
Personal Worship Option:
Take some time today and ask Jesus if you are a person of love. Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and put your name in it. Do you need to work on these characteristics?
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